Exchange-Traded Funds BlackRock ETF Trust All Series BlackRock ETF Trust II All Series iShares Trust All Series iShares, Inc. All Series iShares U.S. ETF Trust All Series This Schedule B is amended to exclude any Acquired Fund that is at the time included on the list of funds that are not permissible as Acquired Funds (the “Ineligible Funds”) and is supplemented to include Acquired Funds that are subject to certain additional terms of investment as set forth in the Agreement (the “Enumerated Funds”), along with related requirements (the “12d1-4 List”), all such additional terms and requirements being deemed incorporated by reference into the Agreement, which is maintained at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxxxx.xxx/us/literature/shareholder-letters/blackrock-12d1-4-list.pdf, as such site is amended, supplemented or revised and in effect from time to time. Schedule C: Notice for Acquiring Funds INDEXIQ ETF TRUST 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, NY 10010 Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Secretary Email: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx With a copy to: IndexIQ Advisors LLC 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx New York, NY 10010 Attn: Chief Legal Officer Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx BLACKROCK RULE 12d1-4 FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT THIS FUND OF FUNDS INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 19, 2022 (the “Effective Date”), is made by and between each registered open-end investment company (each, a “Registrant”), on behalf of each portfolio series of each such Registrant listed on Schedule A or Schedule B hereto, or if the relevant Registrant has no portfolio series, then the relevant Registrant (as applicable, each an “Acquiring Fund” or “Acquired Fund” pursuant to the applicable schedule), each severally and not jointly.
Publicly Traded Stock The Parties agree that nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit Employee from investing his personal assets in any stock or corporate security traded or quoted on a national securities exchange or national market system provided, however, such investments do not require any services on the part of Employee in the operation or the affairs of the business or otherwise violate the Company’s Code of Ethics.
Restricted Transactions From the date hereof until the earlier of i) 120 days after the date of this Agreement or ii) the date that the Holder holds less than 10% of the Securities being sold to the Buyer in this offering remain outstanding, including Conversion Shares, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, nor any of its or their respective officers, employees, directors, agents or other representatives, will, without the prior written consent of the Buyer, directly or indirectly, solicit, accept, enter into, announce, or otherwise cooperate in any way, assist or participate in or facilitate or encourage, any exchange (i) of any security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for any other security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except to the extent (x) consummated pursuant to an exchange registered under a registration statement of the Company filed pursuant to the 1933 Act and declared effective by the SEC or (y) such exchange is exempt from registration pursuant to an exemption provided under the 1933 Act (other than Section 3(a)(10) of the 0000 Xxx) or (ii) of any indebtedness or other securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries relying on the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(10) of the 1933 Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, nor any of its or their respective officers, employees, directors, agents or other representatives, will, without the prior written consent of the Buyer (which consent may be withheld, delayed or conditioned in the Buyer’s sole discretion), directly or indirectly, cooperate in any way, assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any third party to effect any acquisition of securities of the Company by such third party from an existing holder of such securities in connection with a proposed exchange of such securities of the Company (whether pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) or 3(a)(10) of the 1933 Act or otherwise).
Excluded Transactions The Company shall not be obligated to effect any registration of Registrable Securities under this Section 2.1 incidental to the registration of any of its Securities in connection with:
Exempt Transactions The following transactions shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 4:
Tax Free Exchange As an accommodation to Buyer, Seller agrees to cooperate with Buyer to accomplish an I.R.C. Section 1031 like kind tax deferred exchange, provided that the following terms and conditions are met; (i) Buyer shall give Seller notice of any desired exchange not later than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date; (ii) Seller shall in no way be liable for any additional costs, fees and/or expenses relating to the exchange; (iii) if, for whatever reason, the Closing does not occur, Seller shall have no responsibility or liability to the third party involved in the exchange transaction, if any; and (iv) Seller shall not be required to make any representations or warranties nor assume or incur any obligations or personal liability whatsoever in connection with the exchange transaction. Buyer indemnifies and agrees to hold Seller and each Seller Related Party harmless from and against any and all causes, claims, demands, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, as a result of or in connection with any such exchange. As an accommodation to Seller, Buyer agrees to cooperate with Seller to accomplish an I.R.C. Section 1031 like kind tax deferred exchange, provided that the following terms and conditions are met; (i) Seller shall give Buyer notice of any desired exchange not later than five (5) days prior to the Closing Date; (ii) Buyer shall in no way be liable for any additional costs, fees and/or expenses relating to the exchange; (iii) if, for whatever reason, the Closing does not occur, Buyer shall have no responsibility or liability to the third party involved in the exchange transaction, if any; and (iv) Buyer shall not be required to make any representations or warranties nor assume or incur any obligations or personal liability whatsoever in connection with the exchange transaction. Seller indemnifies and agrees to hold Buyer harmless from and against any and all causes, claims, demands, liabilities, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, as a result of or in connection with any such exchange.
Interested Transactions An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 7.7 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
Permitted Transactions The Customer agrees that it will cause transactions to be made pursuant to this Agreement only upon Instructions in accordance Section 14 and only for the purposes listed below.
Exempt Transaction Subject to the accuracy of the Warrantholder's representations in Section 10 hereof, the issuance of the Preferred Stock upon exercise of this Warrant will constitute a transaction exempt from (i) the registration requirements of Section 5 of the 1933 Act, in reliance upon Section 4(2) thereof, and (ii) the qualification requirements of the applicable state securities laws.
Affiliated Transactions The Company shall cause each of the Initial Stockholders to agree that, in order to minimize potential conflicts of interest which may arise from multiple affiliations, the Initial Stockholders will present to the Company for its consideration, prior to presentation to any other person or company, any suitable opportunity to acquire an operating business, until the earlier of the consummation by the Company of a Business Combination, the liquidation of the Company or until such time as the Initial Stockholders cease to be an officer or director of the Company, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations the Initial Stockholders might have.